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Nadal vows 'hard work' after new defeat 21 Feb 2016 - 05:28 pm

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his match against Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay in the men's singles semi-final of the 2016 Rio Open...

Nadal sent off by Cuevas in Rio Open semi-final 21 Feb 2016 - 07:54 am

Pablo Cuevas (R) of Uruguay shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain after Cuevas won by 6-7, 7-6,6-4, in the men's singles semi-final...

Defending champion Safarova fit and raring to go in Qatar 21 Feb 2016 - 02:28 am

Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic (right) is seen with Eugenie Bouchard of Canada (left) and Fatima Al Nabina of Oman in Doha....

Flu keeps Serena out of 2016 Qatar Total Open 17 Feb 2016 - 01:45 am

The Peninsula The Peninsula DOHA: World No.1 Serena Williams (pictured) has been kept out of the 2016 Qatar Total Open as a result...

Ivanovic starts Dubai with crushing defeat of Aussie Gavrilova 16 Feb 2016 - 06:15 pm

Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic returns the ball to Australian player Daria Gavrilova during the first round of the WTA Dubai Open tennis...

Nadal, Ferrer unworried by Zika virus at Rio Open 16 Feb 2016 - 07:39 am

Rio de Janeiro: Spanish tennis stars Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer insisted Monday they were unworried by Brazil's Zika virus outbreak as they...

Petkovic puts her re-booted tennis to winning test in Dubai 15 Feb 2016 - 05:15 pm

Camila Giorgi of Italy returns the ball to Andrea Petkovic of Germany during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis WTA Championships in Dubai, United...

Williams beats Doi to win Taiwan Open 14 Feb 2016 - 04:49 pm

Venus Williams (file photo) Taipei: Venus Williams defeated Japan's Misaki Doi 6-4, 6-2 to win the Taiwan Open in Kaohsiung on Sunday. The...

Nishikori to face US teen in Memphis final 14 Feb 2016 - 08:28 am

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot to Sam Querrey of the United States during their semi-final singles match on Day 6 of...

Nadal crashes out to Thiem in Buenos Aires 14 Feb 2016 - 07:43 am

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a shot during his tennis match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the ATP Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, February...

Top seed Nishikori, qualifier Nishioka advance 11 Feb 2016 - 08:32 am

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot to Ryan Harrison of the United States during their singles match on Day 3 of the...

Injury forces Sharapova out of Qatar Open 10 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts as she watches compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova play against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands during their Fed Cup World Group...

Two umpires banned, 4 being investigated over corruption: ITF 09 Feb 2016 - 06:17 pm

LONDON: Two tennis umpires were banned, one for life, last year for breaches of the sport's code of conduct for officials, world governing...

Multi-talented Barty's return to court a loss for cricket 09 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty's short stint as a professional cricketer has helped the former Wimbledon junior champion refresh for the grind...

Russia humiliated in Fed Cup, Swiss into semi-finals 08 Feb 2016 - 07:49 am

Paris: Russia and Italy, who have won eight of the last 12 Fed Cup titles, crashed out of this year's tournament Sunday while...

Mladenovic puts France ahead over Italy 07 Feb 2016 - 05:11 pm

France's Kristina Mladenovic returns the ball to Italy's Sara Errani during the Federation Cup tennis world group first round match between France and...

Dutch defeat Russia in Fed Cup 07 Feb 2016 - 03:20 pm

Kiki Bertens of Netherlands celebrates her victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in their Fed Cup World Group tennis match in Moscow February...

Kerber hype rubs off on Germany's Fed Cup bid 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Germany's Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber brought the hype of her victory all the way from Melbourne to Leipzig on Wednesday ahead...